They are real good off a bench or from a vehicle because they do soak up recoil from the big Magnum Calibers as stated above ,guess the recoil is distributed thru the wrist and forearm along with the shoulder,so it's not quite as noticed.
I had one on a 22-250 for years then joined this web site and someone named big stick started talking about Mcmillen Stocks and how much better they were I found it to be very true so now it wears a Mcmillen and the Thumbhole Mesquite stock is just gathering dust. but they don't look gay, just different
Navarro